Does anybody know if the HonYaks community is still active? I applied nearly two months ago and haven't heard anything, positive or otherwise.

Just backed Fallen Fates by @hibernianws.bsky.social on Kickstarter! Looking really promising. Support your indies!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/hib...

Behold, the most absurd e-mail I have ever received:

Having just watched John Oliver's latest piece on Last Week Tonight, which covers AI and specifically AI slop, I feel my dislike of AI is only increasing; or at least of AI as it is being used today.

And that makes me feel very much at odds with the current online trends and hype cycles.

I've been reading to finish up Golden Kamuy, currently on Vol. 29 (out of 31).

I was certain there were only 30 volumes, and found out there are 31 yesterday. Long story short, I panic-ordered the last one, and it turns out it's in Italian. RIP. The French edition is out of stock EVERYWHERE.

I have started my journey to play Star Ocean: The Second Story R in Japanese.

So far, something like 2/3 of my playtime has been spent looking up words/tracing kanji I haven't encountered yet in the dictionary.

It is so much fun. (unironically)

Oh, and the remake is great too! Highly recommend.